𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀩𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (biṭṭha), 𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝 (uvaviṭṭa)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit उप- (upa-)

Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-

Sanskrit विश् (viś)

Sanskrit उपविश् (upaviś)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás

Sanskrit -त (-ta)

Sanskrit उपविष्ट (upaviṣṭa)

Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (uvaviṭṭha)

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀉𑀧𑀯𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀝 (upaviṣṭa).^[1]

Adjective

𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (uvaviṭṭha) (Devanagari उवविट्ठ, Gujarati ઉવવિટ્ઠ) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī)

seated, sat
Synonyms: 𑀆𑀲𑀺𑀅 (āsia), 𑀆𑀲𑀻𑀡 (āsīṇa)

Verb

𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (uvaviṭṭha) (Devanagari उवविट्ठ)

past participle of 𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀇 (uvavisaï)

Descendants

Apabhramsa: बइट्ठउ (baïṭṭhaü), बइट्ठइ (baïṭṭhaï)
- Central Indo-Aryan:
  - Hindustani: baiṭhā, baiṭhnā
    - Hindi: बैठा, ⇒ बैठना
    - Urdu: بَیٹھا, ⇒ بَیٹھنا
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  - Bihari:
    - ⇒ Bhojpuri: baīṭhal
      Devanagari script: बईठल
      
      Kaithi script: 𑂥𑂆𑂘𑂪
    - ⇒ Maithili: baiṭhab
      Devanagari script: बैठब
      
      Tirhuta script: 𑒥𑒻𑒚𑒥
  - ⇒ Odia: ବଇଠିବା (baiṭhibā)
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
  - Western Pahari:
    - ⇒ Kumaoni: बैठणो
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  - Punjabi: baiṭhā, baiṭhṇā
    Gurmukhi script: ਬੈਠਾ, ⇒ ਬੈਠਣਾ
    
    Shahmukhi script: بَیٹھا, ⇒ بَیٹھݨا
  - Sindhi: veṭho
    Arabic script: ويٺو
    
    Devanagari script: वेठो
    
    Khudabadi script: 𑋛𑋥𑋇𑋧
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
  - ⇒ Old Marathi: baiṭhaṇe
    Devanagari script: बैठणे
    
    Modi script: 𑘤𑘺𑘙𑘜𑘹
- Western Indo-Aryan:
  - Old Gujarati: बइठउ (baïṭhaü)
    - Middle Gujarati: बइठउ
      - Gujarati: બેઠું (beṭhũ)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “úpaviśati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 105: “Pk. uvavisaï, bēsaē 'sits': uvaviṭṭha-, biṭṭha-”